Alterations in leukocyte counts in Barbari goats experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus


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Authors

  • D K Sharma Pandit Din Dyal Upadhyay Pashuchikitsa Viswavidyalaya avm Gau Anustandhan Sansthan, Mathura Campus, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
  • P.P S Chauhan Pandit Din Dyal Upadhyay Pashuchikitsa Viswavidyalaya avm Gau Anustandhan Sansthan, Mathura Campus, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
  • R D Agrawal Pandit Din Dyal Upadhyay Pashuchikitsa Viswavidyalaya avm Gau Anustandhan Sansthan, Mathura Campus, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Keywords:

Goats, Haemonochosis, Haemonchus contortus, Leukocytic cell

Abstract

Fluctuation in blood leukocyte in 12 male Barbari goats 9-12 months old orally infected with 5 000 Haemonchus contortus larvae (L3) were monitored. The animals were divided in groups A and B, having 8 infected and 4 control animals respectively. Animals of group A were orally administered with 5 000?3 of H. contortus rally while animals in group B were kept as uninfected controls. Both the groups were bled weekly and leukocytic cells counts were determined. Animals infected with H. contortus exhibited a significant decline in levels of neutrophils and lymphocytes counts. However, the levels of eosinophils, basophils ond monocytes counts remained unaffected.

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Submitted

2011-08-24

Published

2005-06-05

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 6 (2005)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Sharma, D. K., Chauhan, P. S., & Agrawal, R. D. (2005). Alterations in leukocyte counts in Barbari goats experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 75(6). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/9599